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7.4
Overall Rating

"The real him--the one buried below the surface--prevented it!" No, Condor-Red-Ex-Machina prevented it. The "real him" had no problems with murdering his friends, the Nightwings, despite the fact that murdering Condor McStrangerFace snapped him out of it.

Again, we see that status quo is king. Again we see a rushed ending to a story that was going really well. Again we see lazy DC editors not catching obvious lettering errors. Disappointing.
1.5
 Batman (2016) #81 Jul 15, 2020
1.5
 Batman (2016) #83 Jul 15, 2020

I was enjoying this issue, I really was, but my nitpicky brain is nitpicking too many nitpicky issues with it. Batgirl's legs are working again after her encounter with the Joker? Ok... maybe this is writers not respecting/editorial not enforcing what happened in someone else's book, or maybe it's just overlooked so that we can have an actual Dick/Babs fight, so I was giving that the benefit of the doubt, but then you get Time Drake being Drake but also not being Drake, and that kinda broke it for me. I've long had complaints that DC Editorial are lazy (which I know is a total armchair "expert" opinion) but issues like this can't help but reinforce that opinion. EDIT: The week after this was published, Red Hood #48 was released which showed a meeting between Jason and Dick prior to the final page encounter in this issue. Without any spoilers for that issue... Jason should recognise Dick's new outfit at least. But he doesn't, and I can only assume the reason is bad writing from the writer or bad planning from the editor. Either way, this is just bad.
3.0
 Batman (2016) #82 Jul 15, 2020
3.0
 Batman (2016) #85 Jul 15, 2020
3.0
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #12 Sep 17, 2020
4.0
 Batman (2016) #79 Jul 11, 2020
4.0
 Batman (2016) #84 Jul 15, 2020
4.0
 New Mutants (2019) #2 Jul 11, 2020

Dick is back. Hooray, I guess? This issue was all over the place, the "reveals" felt like covering up for mistakes in previous issues, the threat gets almost forgotten about, Joker's diabolical evil plan is to... wander off? And Bea grabs the idiot ball with both hands and ditches Dick because her boyfriend recovered from brain damage? Yup, that's quality Jurgens writing for you. I won't be buying the rest of this series.
4.5
 Batman (2016) #78 Jul 11, 2020
4.5
 Batman / Superman (2019) #8 Jul 14, 2020

Last issue, I said Excalibur was bordering on confusing, this week it's crossed the border and immigrated to Central Confusing City and set up a boutique emporium peddling home-made confusion.
5.0
 Batgirl (2016) #50 Oct 27, 2020

I'm not a fan of the "Heroes are responsible for the evil that villains do" trope, and both protagonists seem to have come down with a case of stretching forehead syndrome.

Doom chooses the good? You mean like that time he already did that? Also, Doom apparently thinking of himself as having been "simply" evil is kinda boring for a character who's morality is (or, at least, should be) much more complicated and interesting that "I was bad, so now I'll be good. Like that time I already did that."

Meh. I liked "shades of gray" Doom we saw in Infamous Iron Man and at some points in this series, and I find the "saturday morning cartoon villain" Doom we see in most Fantastic Four comics boring (admittedly with plenty of entertaining grandiosity). This ending just cemented him as the later. A shame.

Pointless filler arc is pointless filler.
5.0
 Fallen Angels (2019) #1 Jul 12, 2020
5.0
 Fallen Angels (2019) #2 Jul 12, 2020
5.0
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #10 Aug 29, 2020
5.0
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #14 Sep 27, 2020
5.0
 Nightwing (2016) #67 Jul 17, 2020
5.0
 Nightwing (2016) #69 Jul 17, 2020
5.0
 Nightwing (2016) #71 Jul 18, 2020
5.0
 The Infected: Scarab #1 Jul 13, 2020
5.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #16 Dec 26, 2020

Magik's flip-flopping from stern, kick-ass war captain to excitable teenager was weird. The blatant dream sequence opening was weird.

6.0
 Batgirl (2016) #43 Jul 18, 2020
6.0
 Batgirl (2016) #46 Jul 18, 2020

Eh... after a lot of build-up, the threat was resolved very quickly. In fact, it wasn't really resolved, it was just "last issue of the arc, threat is done now." It was very pretty though.
6.0
 Batman / Superman (2019) #7 Jul 14, 2020
6.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1030 Nov 26, 2020
6.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1032 Dec 8, 2020
6.0
 Doctor Doom (2019) #9 Dec 2, 2020

Pointless filler arc is pointless filler.
6.0
 Excalibur (2019) #10 Jul 15, 2020

Eh. Some of the jokes landed well, some really didn't.
6.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #13 Jul 26, 2020
6.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #28 Nov 26, 2020

A really good book... but I HATE the trope of "I know the real you is in there and you can break free of the unbreakable(!) mind control". Don't say a thing's impossible and then just do it.

Maybe this is the kind of issue that will pay off in the long run, but in isolation, this was kind of... meh.
6.0
 New Mutants (2019) #5 Jul 20, 2020

I don't think this series is for me. And that's fine.
6.0
 New Mutants (2019) #13 Nov 6, 2020
6.0
 Nightwing (2016) #66 Jul 17, 2020

Grayson spends far too long dumping exposition recap, but hopefully once this story gets going it'll be worth a damn.

I'm not 100% sold on this yet. It's a cast of characters I've had to google, a lot of [REDACTED] and mystery space pyramids which, sure, are setting up later reveals, but were enough to annoy me, and... what was up with Magneto's face? I can't put my finger on it. But, maybe it just didn't click with me when it should have. I want to give it at least a couple more issues to see if I like it... but it's jumping straight into a King in Black tie-in, which I haven't taken an interest in yet.
6.0
 The Infected: King Shazam #1 Jul 12, 2020
6.0
 X-Factor (2020) #1 Jul 30, 2020
6.0
 X-Force (2019) #3 Jul 10, 2020
6.0
 X-Men (2019) #2 Jul 9, 2020
6.5
 Batgirl (2016) #41 Jul 18, 2020
6.5
 Batgirl (2016) #44 Jul 18, 2020
6.5
 Batman (2016) #76 Jul 11, 2020
6.5
 Batman (2016) #77 Jul 11, 2020

Not bad, but felt like filler.
6.5
 Deadpool (2019) #1 Jul 9, 2020
6.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1019 Jul 14, 2020

Guns: No. Rocket Launcher: Yes.

Eh, I've liked Joker War so far, but this didn't do anything for me. It's not bad, it just... is.

The Sword of Might is presumed to be from Galador? Oh dear, somebody copy-pasted from last week's Cable datasheet. Nitpicking aside, Excalibur has always been an... esoteric read, but this was just bordering on confusing.
6.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #8 Aug 17, 2020
6.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #14 Jul 26, 2020
6.5
 Justice League: Odyssey #22 Dec 19, 2020

ffs, just pick an artist!
6.5
 Nightwing (2016) #64 Jul 16, 2020
6.5
 Nightwing (2016) #65 Jul 17, 2020
6.5
 The Infected: The Commissioner #1 Jul 13, 2020

A series about a UK superhero team has the potential to be an interesting departure from typical US-centric comics... or it has the potential to be a bunch of cheesy bollocks. And on the strength of this first issue, it might go either way. Will give it a go and see how it is. But I will say, damn pretty though.
6.5
 X-Men (2019) #3 Jul 9, 2020
6.5
 X-Men (2019) #9 Jul 9, 2020
6.5
 X-Men (2019) #14 Nov 25, 2020
7.0
 Batgirl (2016) #38 Jul 18, 2020
7.0
 Batgirl (2016) #42 Jul 18, 2020
7.0
 Batgirl (2016) #45 Jul 18, 2020

I also like to roundhouse kick my expensive bespoke computer equipment when I'm thinking.
7.0
 Batman (2016) #94 Jul 16, 2020

A Serious House: 9.0 Family Ties: 7.5 The Symbol: 8.0 Ashes Of Eden: 4.0 Clown Hunt: 6.0

A good issue, but... Where did the scarab go? Batman took the scarab, used it to destroy the tower, and then.... it's gone? Apparently he just gave it back to evil Jamie.
7.0
 Batman / Superman (2019) #6 Jul 14, 2020
7.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1007 Jul 12, 2020
7.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1014 Jul 14, 2020
7.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1016 Jul 14, 2020
7.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1020 Jul 14, 2020
7.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1031 Nov 26, 2020

After reading the first issue of this arc, I had high hopes. They weren't really met, but in isolation, this issue put a bow on things satisfactorily.
7.0
 Empyre: X-Men #2 Aug 10, 2020
7.0
 Excalibur (2019) #6 Jul 11, 2020

I'm not a fan of this new trend of "lets dump a page of text and move the story forwards half a dozen pages" I've seen in a few X-books, but overall it's still mostly alright.
7.0
 Iron Man (2020) #1 Sep 25, 2020
7.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #16 Jul 27, 2020
7.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #19 Jul 30, 2020
7.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #25 Aug 25, 2020

The baddie believes he has absolute power, but the goodies believe they can defeat him, it's belief vs belief! A belief-off! Belief-a-palooza!
7.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #27 Oct 27, 2020
7.0
 Justice League: Odyssey Vol. 1: The Ghost Sector Aug 27, 2020
7.0
 New Mutants (2019) #6 Jul 21, 2020
7.0
 Nightwing (2016) Annual #2 Jul 17, 2020
7.0
 Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #48 Aug 25, 2020
7.0
 Strange Academy (2020) #3 Oct 1, 2020
7.0
 The Infected: Deathbringer #1 Jul 13, 2020

On the one hand, this book is doing the whole parody of modern Britain schtick quite well. On the other hand, this book spent a fair few of it's pages failing to convince me that the woman who obviously has some kind of resurrection-based superpower is actually dead.
7.0
 X-Force (2019) #12 Sep 9, 2020
7.0
 X-Men (2019) #10 Jul 30, 2020
7.0
 X-Men (2019) #16 Dec 31, 2020
7.0
 X-Men / Fantastic Four (2020) #1 Jul 21, 2020
7.5
 Batgirl (2016) #37 Jul 17, 2020
7.5
 Batgirl (2016) #39 Jul 18, 2020
7.5
 Batgirl (2016) #40 Jul 18, 2020
7.5
 Batman (2016) #75 Jul 11, 2020
7.5
 Batman (2016) #93 Jul 16, 2020
7.5
 Batman (2016) #97 Aug 18, 2020
7.5
 Batman / Superman (2019) #9 Jul 29, 2020

Another fun little book from this series.
7.5
 Batman: Three Jokers (2020) #2 Sep 29, 2020
7.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1005 Jul 12, 2020
7.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1009 Jul 14, 2020
7.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1010 Jul 14, 2020
7.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1021 Jul 14, 2020

Could've done without the teasers at the end.

Bullock switching from "We're gonna ignore City Hall to help Oracle do what's right" to "Get that damn bat out of my crime scene" is an odd development, but DC's Batman at the moment is shaping up to be more entertaining than Batman's Batman.

Comrade Novak is my new favourite... but I was also a big fan of Bendis's Infamous Iron Man run, and it seems a shame they're completely burying it.
7.5
 Dr. Strange (2019) #2 Jul 8, 2020
7.5
 Dr. Strange (2019) #6 Aug 10, 2020
7.5
 Excalibur (2019) #2 Jul 11, 2020
7.5
 Excalibur (2019) #4 Jul 11, 2020
7.5
 Excalibur (2019) #5 Jul 11, 2020

Not a fan of the art style, but this still a fun little story that I've liked from this series.

It's a Thanksgiving Special!.... just in time for Christmas. It's silly, and ends on a touching note.
7.5
 Hellions (2020) #2 Sep 9, 2020
7.5
 Hellions (2020) #6 Nov 25, 2020
7.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #15 Jul 27, 2020
7.5
 Justice League: Odyssey #20 Dec 19, 2020
7.5
 Justice League: Odyssey #24 Dec 19, 2020
7.5
 Marauders (2019) #7 Jul 9, 2020

I was underwhelmed by the explanation for Kate's failed resurrections, but on the same page, intrigued by what seems to be yet another clandestine twist involving the resurrection protocols.
7.5
 Marauders (2019) #17 Jan 13, 2021
7.5
 New Mutants (2019) #3 Jul 20, 2020
7.5
 Nightwing (2016) #63 Jul 16, 2020
7.5
 Nightwing (2016) #72 Jul 18, 2020
7.5
 Teen Titans (2016) Annual #2 Aug 26, 2020
7.5
 X-Force (2019) #4 Jul 10, 2020
7.5
 X-Force (2019) #6 Jul 10, 2020
7.5
 X-Force (2019) #10 Jul 14, 2020
7.5
 X-Force (2019) #13 Oct 9, 2020
7.5
 X-Men (2019) #1 Jul 9, 2020
7.5
 X-Men (2019) #8 Jul 9, 2020

Apocalypse: What he doin'?

Remember The Phantom Menace? The movie which had an awesome space battle and an awesome swordfight and an awesome motor race and an hour of slightly less awesome politics? No particular reason why I bring it up... but I did like The Phantom Menace.
7.5
 X-Men / Fantastic Four (2020) #4 Jul 22, 2020
7.5
 Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #1 Jul 13, 2020
7.5
 Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3 Jul 13, 2020
8.0
 Batgirl (2016) #48 Aug 26, 2020
8.0
 Batman (2016) #80 Jul 15, 2020
8.0
 Batman (2016) #86 Jul 15, 2020
8.0
 Batman (2016) #87 Jul 15, 2020
8.0
 Batman (2016) #88 Jul 15, 2020
8.0
 Batman (2016) #89 Jul 15, 2020
8.0
 Batman (2016) #90 Jul 15, 2020
8.0
 Batman (2016) #91 Jul 16, 2020
8.0
 Batman (2016) #96 Aug 10, 2020
8.0
 Batman / Superman (2019) #1 Jul 12, 2020
8.0
 Batman / Superman (2019) #2 Jul 12, 2020
8.0
 Batman / Superman (2019) #3 Jul 12, 2020

Apart from a few more odd-shaped heads, this is a good looking book, it's good fun, and a good conclusion to this story.
8.0
 Batman / Superman (2019) #12 Sep 23, 2020
8.0
 Batman / Superman (2019) #13 Oct 27, 2020
8.0
 Cable (2020) #6 Nov 25, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1001 Jul 12, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1002 Jul 12, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1003 Jul 12, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1004 Jul 12, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1006 Jul 12, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1011 Jul 14, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1012 Jul 14, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1015 Jul 14, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1017 Jul 14, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1018 Jul 14, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1022 Jul 14, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1025 Aug 12, 2020

Never been a fan of "Heroes are responsible for the evil that villains do" trope, but so far this story seems to be going in a good direction.
8.0
 Dr. Strange (2019) #1 Jul 8, 2020
8.0
 Dr. Strange (2019) #3 Jul 8, 2020
8.0
 Empyre: X-Men #1 Jul 22, 2020
8.0
 Excalibur (2019) #1 Jul 9, 2020
8.0
 Excalibur (2019) #9 Jul 15, 2020

Apocalypse: What he doin'?
8.0
 Excalibur (2019) #15 Nov 25, 2020
8.0
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #3 Jul 14, 2020
8.0
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #7 Aug 10, 2020
8.0
 Hellions (2020) #7 Dec 2, 2020
8.0
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #4 Aug 13, 2020
8.0
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #6 Aug 13, 2020
8.0
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #12 Nov 25, 2020
8.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #9 Jul 25, 2020
8.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #17 Jul 30, 2020

I liked it, I really did, but just one thing bothers me, didn't the monkey's magic sword lose it's powers when the imaginary world was destroyed? (That is a weird sentence!)
8.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #23 Jul 30, 2020
8.0
 Justice League: Odyssey #19 Dec 19, 2020
8.0
 Justice League: Odyssey #21 Dec 19, 2020

So in the end, this particular reality was destroyed by a cat pushing it off the edge of a table.
8.0
 Marauders (2019) #3 Jul 9, 2020
8.0
 Marauders (2019) #12 Sep 9, 2020
8.0
 New Mutants (2019) #1 Jul 9, 2020
8.0
 New Mutants (2019) #4 Jul 20, 2020

Despite the fact the infographic pages read like a damn barcode (which seems to be an annoying trend of this series), I'm onboard for the Space-X-Men.
8.0
 Strange Academy (2020) #1 Jul 8, 2020
8.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #56 Jul 22, 2020
8.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #57 Jul 22, 2020
8.0
 X Of Swords (2020): Stasis #1 Nov 12, 2020
8.0
 X-Force (2019) #1 Jul 9, 2020
8.0
 X-Force (2019) #2 Jul 10, 2020
8.0
 X-Force (2019) #5 Jul 10, 2020
8.0
 X-Force (2019) #8 Jul 14, 2020
8.0
 X-Force (2019) #11 Aug 12, 2020
8.0
 X-Force (2019) #14 Nov 25, 2020
8.0
 X-Force (2019) #15 Dec 17, 2020
8.0
 X-Force (2019) #16 Jan 21, 2021
8.0
 X-Men (2019) #5 Jul 9, 2020
8.0
 X-Men (2019) #6 Jul 9, 2020
8.0
 X-Men (2019) #11 Aug 26, 2020
8.0
 X-Men (2019) #13 Nov 11, 2020
8.0
 X-Men / Fantastic Four (2020) #2 Jul 21, 2020
8.0
 Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #2 Jul 13, 2020
8.5
 Batgirl (2016) #47 Jul 21, 2020
8.5
 Batman Vol. 1: The Court Of Owls Jan 10, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #98 Sep 1, 2020

Duckboy?!
8.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1013 Jul 14, 2020
8.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1024 Jul 21, 2020
8.5
 Dr. Strange (2019) #5 Jul 8, 2020

This has now hit the (expectedly silly) tone I expected when I read the words "Alien Plants vs Mutant Zombies vs Old Ladies", which last week's issue kinda didn't.
8.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #2 Jul 14, 2020
8.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #4 Jul 18, 2020
8.5
 Hellions (2020) #1 Sep 9, 2020
8.5
 Hellions (2020) #3 Sep 9, 2020
8.5
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #5 Aug 13, 2020
8.5
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #8 Aug 15, 2020
8.5
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #10 Sep 29, 2020
8.5
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #11 Oct 27, 2020
8.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #2 Jul 21, 2020
8.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #3 Jul 21, 2020
8.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #5 Jul 24, 2020
8.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #6 Jul 24, 2020
8.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #8 Jul 25, 2020
8.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #12 Jul 26, 2020
8.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #18 Jul 30, 2020
8.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #20 Jul 30, 2020
8.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #24 Jul 30, 2020
8.5
 Justice League Dark (2018): Witching Hour #1 Jul 22, 2020
8.5
 Justice League: Odyssey Vol. 2: Death Of The Dark Aug 31, 2020
8.5
 Marauders (2019) #2 Jul 9, 2020
8.5
 Marauders (2019) #4 Jul 9, 2020
8.5
 Marauders (2019) #5 Jul 9, 2020
8.5
 Marauders (2019) #13 Oct 9, 2020
8.5
 Marauders (2019) #14 Nov 25, 2020
8.5
 Strange Academy (2020) #2 Jul 8, 2020
8.5
 Wolverine (2020) #6 Oct 9, 2020

Now that's more like it! Subverting expectations without being confusing, and just a little bit of ridiculousness instead of an entire weddings-worth.
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016): Witching Hour #1 Jul 21, 2020
8.5
 X-Factor (2020) #4 Oct 1, 2020
8.5
 X-Force (2019) #7 Jul 14, 2020
8.5
 X-Force (2019) #9 Jul 14, 2020
8.5
 X-Men (2019) #4 Jul 9, 2020
8.5
 X-Men / Fantastic Four (2020) #3 Jul 21, 2020
9.0
 Batman (2016) #92 Jul 16, 2020
9.0
 Batman (2016) #95 Jul 21, 2020

One word: Bat'leth
9.0
 Batman: Three Jokers (2020) #1 Aug 26, 2020
9.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1008 Jul 14, 2020
9.0
 Dr. Strange (2019) #4 Jul 8, 2020
9.0
 Empyre: X-Men #4 Aug 20, 2020
9.0
 Excalibur (2019) #3 Jul 11, 2020
9.0
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #1 Jul 14, 2020
9.0
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #9 Aug 21, 2020
9.0
 Hellions (2020) #4 Sep 17, 2020
9.0
 Hellions (2020) #5 Nov 6, 2020

This right here is what I like from my comic books - comical, but with a touch of intrigue and a bit of the ol' ultraviolence.
9.0
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #2 Aug 1, 2020
9.0
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #3 Aug 1, 2020

In which nobody actually says the words "Prince Andrew".
9.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #1 Jul 21, 2020
9.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #4 Jul 22, 2020
9.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #10 Jul 26, 2020
9.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #11 Jul 26, 2020
9.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #22 Jul 30, 2020
9.0
 Marauders (2019) #1 Jul 9, 2020
9.0
 Marauders (2019) #8 Jul 9, 2020
9.0
 X Of Swords (2020): Creation #1 Sep 24, 2020

It's been a while since I read a comics event that didn't have an underwhelming ending.

Maybe I'm a Spurrier fan-boy after having read Hellblazer, or maybe this was just god-damn-hilarious, and very good looking.
9.5
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #1 Aug 1, 2020
9.5
 Marauders (2019) #6 Jul 9, 2020
9.5
 Marauders (2019) #9 Jul 9, 2020
9.5
 Marauders (2019) #10 Jul 9, 2020
9.5
 X-Men (2019) #7 Jul 9, 2020

It's silly! It's got lampshades! It's got silly lampshades! It was good fun, looked great, and I laughed a lot.
10
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #7 Aug 15, 2020
10
 Justice League Dark (2018) #7 Jul 25, 2020
10
 The Sandman Universe: Hellblazer #1 Aug 1, 2020

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